Published on April 24, 2025 10:14 am
Last Updated on April 24, 2025 10:14 am
Three vehicles were involved in a collision on Illinois Route 33 in the northwest part of Effingham County.
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported the crash happened just after 6pm Wednesday, a quarter mile east of 300th Street in Liberty Township. The scene was the railroad crossing east of Beecher City.
All three units were westbound. An uninvolved tanker truck was stopped at the railroad crossing. Vehicles driven by 66-year-old Jackie Bushue of Beecher City and 25-year-old Cole Dusablon of Newton were stopped behind the tanker truck.
26-year-old Ryan Shaw of Aledo did not see that the vehicles ahead were stopped and struck the rear of the Bushue vehicle, causing Bushue to strike the back of the Dusablon vehicle. Bushue’s vehicle ended up in the north ditch.
Bushue was injured and was transported to HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.
Shaw was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid the crash and for driving on a suspended license.
